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. >> in many ways this was obama pulling frankly a bill clinton, a politically shrewd move, all about the clintons and hillary ace political future. the joke is whether vice president joe biden has been peeled off the ceiling yet but on what may have been the more interesting obama interview published this weekend, the president talked gun control, the future of both parties and football with the "new republic" as they tried to relaunch. the president acknowledged getting gun control through congress will be tough and said "if you group up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were 10 and you spent the day whim and your uncle and that became part of i don't are family traditions, you can see why you would be protective of that." ask if he ever fired a gun, the president went as far to say up at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time. the president will meet with law enforcement officials across america. it's looking more and more like by the way, that a background check bill is the vehicle that is most likely to get through the senate. on friday oklahoma republican sena
. >> in many ways this was obama pulling frankly a bill clinton, a politically shrewd move, all about the clintons and hillary ace political future. the joke is whether vice president joe biden has been peeled off the ceiling yet but on what may have been the more interesting obama interview published this weekend, the president talked gun control, the future of both parties and football with the "new republic" as they tried to relaunch. the president acknowledged getting gun...
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. >> and the tea party was just as angered by president bush's tarp as president obama's stimulus. >> i'm he not a lobbyist with all kinds of funny to stuff it in your pocket. >> john: what turned it into a massive political force was the push to enact obamacare. >> make no mistake, the costs of our health care is a threat to our economy. >> john: the economic crisis supplied some urgency for this, too. >> it's a ticking time bomb for the federal budget. >> john: but the tea party couldn't derail the massive health care legislation few had even read. >> what good is reading the bill if it's a thousand pages and you don't have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill? >> democrats did pass the bill though it took a rare last minute parliamentary tactic to do it. >> the speaker. >> john: with the help of the tea party republicans took back the house in 2010. >> that didn't allow the g.o.p. to pass their own policies, only to block those of the president, but on one issue, the ability to just say no gave house republicans enormous leverage to force spend
. >> and the tea party was just as angered by president bush's tarp as president obama's stimulus. >> i'm he not a lobbyist with all kinds of funny to stuff it in your pocket. >> john: what turned it into a massive political force was the push to enact obamacare. >> make no mistake, the costs of our health care is a threat to our economy. >> john: the economic crisis supplied some urgency for this, too. >> it's a ticking time bomb for the federal budget....
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of what president obama is doing in that interview. i think everyone in this room when you talk to squert -- conservative activityists that everyone thinks there is a problem and there needs to be a balance in four years or 10 years. the broader question is, when you talk to republicans privately, senators and congressman, they are worried after the 2012 election the residents of the ryan budget, it did not play. they wonder when they go to 2014, everyone might recognize it as a problem. but they think is obama continues to talk about taxes on the rich, taxes on the corporation he can craft a majority. in the speech yesterday, he's talking about republican messaging. it is too much about budgets? should it be more about tax cuts or growth? how do you articulate a message that wins? ryan budget is popular with conservatives. i just wonder in the future, if that romney pick of ryan if it is going to move in the direction of it is all about the budget. if you want to balance the budget you have to do things now. there will be a debt crisi
of what president obama is doing in that interview. i think everyone in this room when you talk to squert -- conservative activityists that everyone thinks there is a problem and there needs to be a balance in four years or 10 years. the broader question is, when you talk to republicans privately, senators and congressman, they are worried after the 2012 election the residents of the ryan budget, it did not play. they wonder when they go to 2014, everyone might recognize it as a problem. but...
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>> well, harris, let's just assume that it's not intended to aid president obama in this hour of political peril. the failure of the reset of the u.s. russian relations much herald ted dawn of the obama administration has greatly complicated u.s. efforts throughout the two year civil war in syria where the kremlin has steadfastly backed the embattled al ashad. >> i think your american colleagues could better feel, understand what the position of the significant part in the development of russian american relations on the hole. at the u.n. security council rupp by china in blocking action against syria. spokesman for the comiewbist regime in beijing warned against unilateral action. >> any action taken by the international community should abide by the principles of the united nations, so as to avoid complicating the syrian official and dragging the middle east down into further disaster. >> but german chancellor angela merkel speaking during a televised debate as she wins re-election suggested that the u.s. may return to the security council, harris. >> i know the arab league met this week
>> well, harris, let's just assume that it's not intended to aid president obama in this hour of political peril. the failure of the reset of the u.s. russian relations much herald ted dawn of the obama administration has greatly complicated u.s. efforts throughout the two year civil war in syria where the kremlin has steadfastly backed the embattled al ashad. >> i think your american colleagues could better feel, understand what the position of the significant part in the...
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. >> mark shields on his career in politics and the washington press corps tonight at 8:00. >> on tuesday president obama, and congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill dealing with the 11 million undocumented immigrants. he spoke about the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators. this event took place in southern las vegas. it is about half an hour. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. well, it is good to be back in las vegas. [applause] [applause]
. >> mark shields on his career in politics and the washington press corps tonight at 8:00. >> on tuesday president obama, and congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill dealing with the 11 million undocumented immigrants. he spoke about the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators. this event took place in southern las vegas. it is about half an hour. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. well, it is good to be back in las vegas. [applause]...
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president obama is hoping that breaking bread with congressional republicans will help break political gridlock. congressman paul ryan is on his way to the white house right at this very moment for a 12:25 p.m. lunch with the president and congressman chris van holland. earlier this week the president and the gop's budget boy wonder had a long phone conversation regarding the deficit and spending in advance of ryan's latest attempt to balance the nation's checkbook in ten years with zero revenue. last night the president took 12 republican senators out to dinner at the jefferson hotel. all accounts indicate a cordal reengagement. >> i think we had a great, great dinner, great discussion. the president was sincere. >> it was very candid. it was cordial and substantive. >> we listened, and then we had a nice dialogue back and forthed. >> it was constructtive. >> i am more optimistic from a personal standpoint. >> republicans also warned that a single night on the town does not a successful relationship make. >> the idea wasn't that we were going to negotiate a deal last night. that was n
president obama is hoping that breaking bread with congressional republicans will help break political gridlock. congressman paul ryan is on his way to the white house right at this very moment for a 12:25 p.m. lunch with the president and congressman chris van holland. earlier this week the president and the gop's budget boy wonder had a long phone conversation regarding the deficit and spending in advance of ryan's latest attempt to balance the nation's checkbook in ten years with zero...
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if it wasn't for them, the tyrant obama would get away with this whole fascist socialist kenyan agenda. when it comes to immigration nothing stands in king obama's way. well almost nothing. >> thanks to obama now you have amnesty unless you get convicted of a major felony. so i don't know that there's any stopping this. it's up to me and fox news and i think fox news has invested in this. >> john: it is not only immigration reform. they have worked tirelessly to protect us from equal rights for women and marriage equality and any kind of sensible gun control. thank you, rush for protecting us just like the oxy oxycontin flects you from the pain of being who you really are. comedian kevin mccaffrey editor and chief of the editor, tina dupuy and mr. christian finnegan. he says he and fox news are all that stands between obama's agenda and america. the sad question, isn't he kind of right? >> yeah. that's the definition of conservative right? someone who yells no more brown people. i think that's pretty much -- >> it already sounds like the worst avengers enough of all time. rush and fox
if it wasn't for them, the tyrant obama would get away with this whole fascist socialist kenyan agenda. when it comes to immigration nothing stands in king obama's way. well almost nothing. >> thanks to obama now you have amnesty unless you get convicted of a major felony. so i don't know that there's any stopping this. it's up to me and fox news and i think fox news has invested in this. >> john: it is not only immigration reform. they have worked tirelessly to protect us from...
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. >> some of president obama's political foes expressed renewed doubt about the deal, senator john mccain saying it is a sign of weakness, and that the sufficient should act with force. the president two years ago said that asaad needs to go. they need to lead to the negotiations departure, that has always been the goal. now there is noment about that. now, he is able to have killed 1400 people. and he has called've 100,000. where is the united states response to that. >> al jazeera has more on the political fall out from capitol hill, and secretary's comments this morning. >> reactions to the frame work deal have predictably split largely along party lines with democrats, generally welcoming the break through between the russian and the u.s. on syrian chemical weapons. however, from the republican side of the aisle, criticism particularly from then john mccain of arizona. he criticized the agreement for giving russians more innuance in the middle east, more influence than they have in 1970. yesterday, he issued a statement in which they strongly criticized the agreement, calling it an ac
. >> some of president obama's political foes expressed renewed doubt about the deal, senator john mccain saying it is a sign of weakness, and that the sufficient should act with force. the president two years ago said that asaad needs to go. they need to lead to the negotiations departure, that has always been the goal. now there is noment about that. now, he is able to have killed 1400 people. and he has called've 100,000. where is the united states response to that. >> al jazeera...
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after last night's vote, president obama attempted to draw a line in the sand on one of the big fights coming up next, a showdown over the debt ceiling. >> while i will negotiate over many things, i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already wracked up through the laws they passed. let me repeat, we can't not pay bills that we've already incurred. if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic. far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. people will remember back in 2011, the last time this course of action was threatened, our entire recovery was put at risk. consumer confidence plunged, business investment plunged, growth dropped. we can't go down that path again. >> the president draws a line on one of the upcoming fights. joining us now is mike allen to review a little bit about what happened yesterday. mike, we were not sure there would be a vote at some point. obviously the house felt a bit j
after last night's vote, president obama attempted to draw a line in the sand on one of the big fights coming up next, a showdown over the debt ceiling. >> while i will negotiate over many things, i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already wracked up through the laws they passed. let me repeat, we can't not pay bills that we've already incurred. if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to...
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obama is -- how can i say this politely -- not telling the truth, neil. >> neil: i think what you -- any of these leaders, democrat or republican, when you have this kind of power, you risk throwing gasoline on something you probably don't want to throw gasoline on and what gene spurring equates the idea of pry prioritizing your accidents, just that act is a default. you're scaring the markets and scaring imappreciationable people to think if we're aft that point, we are in default, it's not pretty, it's not right, butow telling the market that its the case, and the markets are intend pretting from -- interpreting from that you're throwing your hands up and saying, default, here we come. >> look at what jack lew did over the weekend, the same thing. this president should be out calming the market. he should be reassuring the markets. he should be explaining, we are. not going to default on the debt. we may have to prioritize things, but we're not going to default on our debts. and this is the first time i can think of in my 59 years if hey been on earth i've ever seen a president try
obama is -- how can i say this politely -- not telling the truth, neil. >> neil: i think what you -- any of these leaders, democrat or republican, when you have this kind of power, you risk throwing gasoline on something you probably don't want to throw gasoline on and what gene spurring equates the idea of pry prioritizing your accidents, just that act is a default. you're scaring the markets and scaring imappreciationable people to think if we're aft that point, we are in default, it's...
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force, which helped put president obama in the white house twice. let's turn to leo gerard, president of the united steelworkers international organization. mr. gerard good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be here. >> is this an issue that is going to help the labor force in this country? if you have 11 million workers come out of the shadows -- and let's face it, well over in the 90% have got to be, they're not all felons is the point i'm making. how is this going to help the labor movement in this country? >> look, these are primarily good people that came to america in search of the american dream, in search of a better standard of living. if you go back to the days of when we were told about nafta, we were told nafta would solve the immigration issue from mexico, but in reality what it did is depress mexican wages, depress mexican opportunity. and those people came here in search of a better life. so what we've been fighting, the labor movement has been fighting for proper immigration reform now for going on almost 20 years. and i think t
force, which helped put president obama in the white house twice. let's turn to leo gerard, president of the united steelworkers international organization. mr. gerard good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be here. >> is this an issue that is going to help the labor force in this country? if you have 11 million workers come out of the shadows -- and let's face it, well over in the 90% have got to be, they're not all felons is the point i'm making. how is this going to help...
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that was barack obama. when he came out for marriage equality, it was very controversial. north carolina had just passed an anti-gay marriage referendum. there was people saying he was risk support where certain preachers have mixed feelings about gay marriage. what he did, he led opinion and he led public opinion toward greater support for gay marriage. you know, dick cheney revved up the evangelical vote. it would have been a really courageous thing for them to say something in 2004 when karl rove was helping them to ride that issue. better late than never. >> so many people are changsing on this. tell me how you read it. i read the platforms. the republican platform sucks. it's terrible. they have not changed as a party. the party still has to play to its hard right. how are you going to make it truly bipartisan? >> we're going to continue working with republicans, like those you see in those ads. republicans, you know, more and more folks are evolving towards support for marriage equality. some of those
that was barack obama. when he came out for marriage equality, it was very controversial. north carolina had just passed an anti-gay marriage referendum. there was people saying he was risk support where certain preachers have mixed feelings about gay marriage. what he did, he led opinion and he led public opinion toward greater support for gay marriage. you know, dick cheney revved up the evangelical vote. it would have been a really courageous thing for them to say something in 2004 when karl...
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president obama leaves a meeting with vladimir putin with the same deep divisions over syria. and our politics leave the senate set to vote right as the president plans to address a skeptical nation. and some are facing everything but pitch forks in angry town halls. >> and in our buried lead, it's one of the most iconic images in our civil rights movement. a little girl being walked to school by federal marshalls when southern schools were forced to integrate. more than 50 years later, the two meet again. >> good afternoon, i'm jake tapper. it's time for the world lead. president obama is heading home now to face what could be some of the most crucial days of his presidency. after he wrapped up the g-20 summit in russia this morning with the meetings on the sideline of a key ally of syria, russian president vladimir putin. the russians have a saying for so close yet so far, which is your elbow is close yet you can't bite it. their meeting was described as canned it but nothing yet. putin pledged he'd help syria in an attack. and the white house in no small part due to opposit
president obama leaves a meeting with vladimir putin with the same deep divisions over syria. and our politics leave the senate set to vote right as the president plans to address a skeptical nation. and some are facing everything but pitch forks in angry town halls. >> and in our buried lead, it's one of the most iconic images in our civil rights movement. a little girl being walked to school by federal marshalls when southern schools were forced to integrate. more than 50 years later,...
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this is about smear politics and nothing else. gwen: the i.r.s., benghazi, the leak investigation of the associated press. >> the american people at risk. and that is not hyperbole. it put the american people at risk. and trying to determine who's responsible for that i think required very aggressive action. gwen: and irresistible washington train wrecks. how many heads will roll? and can the president recover? we sort through a raucous week with the best in the business. gloria borger of cnn. john dickerson of "slate" magazine. and cbs news. john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times." and ed o'keefe of "the washington post." >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to chart a greener path in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> arou
this is about smear politics and nothing else. gwen: the i.r.s., benghazi, the leak investigation of the associated press. >> the american people at risk. and that is not hyperbole. it put the american people at risk. and trying to determine who's responsible for that i think required very aggressive action. gwen: and irresistible washington train wrecks. how many heads will roll? and can the president recover? we sort through a raucous week with the best in the business. gloria borger of...
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his stand, and that was barack obama. when he came out for marriage equality, it was very controversial. north carolina had just passed an anti-gay marriage referendum. there were people who said he was risking support in some of the black community where certain preachers have some mixed peel feelings about gay marriage. and what he did, he led opinion, and he led public opinion toward greater support for gay marriage. you know, dick cheney, in 2004, karl rove used anti-gay marriage initiatives to really rev up the christian conservative evangelical vote. it would have been a really courageous thing for him or laura bush for that matter to have said something? 2004 when karl rove was helping ride that issue to victory. so better late than never, but it's late. >> nine years ago, everybody is changing. so many people are changing on this. tell me how you read it. i read the platforms. i said ate while ago. the republican platform on this issue sucks. it's terrible. they have not changed as a party. the party still has to
his stand, and that was barack obama. when he came out for marriage equality, it was very controversial. north carolina had just passed an anti-gay marriage referendum. there were people who said he was risking support in some of the black community where certain preachers have some mixed peel feelings about gay marriage. and what he did, he led opinion, and he led public opinion toward greater support for gay marriage. you know, dick cheney, in 2004, karl rove used anti-gay marriage...
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political gamble. why he decided to seek congressional authority for military action against syria. >> this attack is an assault on human dignity. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. >> with the debate now shifting to congress, we'll have reaction from kentucky republican senator rand paul, a member of the foreign relations committee, plus our roundtable on president obama's leadership. has he presented a convincing case to a skeptical american public? will the abrupt delay of military action be interpreted by the world as weakness or careful deliberation? >>> and the terrible human toll. our own ann curry joins me with her firs
political gamble. why he decided to seek congressional authority for military action against syria. >> this attack is an assault on human dignity. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. >> with the debate now shifting to congress, we'll have reaction from kentucky republican senator rand paul, a member of the foreign relations committee, plus our roundtable on president obama's leadership. has he presented a convincing case to a skeptical american public? will...
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nchtsz up next, one issue that's brought president obama and dick chene yrksz together. i don't say a lot of good things about dick cheney, but i'm going to do it. come back to "hardball," the place for politics, you'll be surprised. it's exciting! wow! what exactly is a cashback concierge? well there's lots of ways you can get cash back - i'm here to help you get the most bang-for-your-buck. it's a personalized thing from discover. it's easy, we won't try and sell you anything, and it's free. free? i want that. yeah you do! this guy is great. high-five through the phone! yeah! i did it. did you actually do it? oh, i did! i totally did. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. cashback concierge get the new it card at discover.com. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some c
nchtsz up next, one issue that's brought president obama and dick chene yrksz together. i don't say a lot of good things about dick cheney, but i'm going to do it. come back to "hardball," the place for politics, you'll be surprised. it's exciting! wow! what exactly is a cashback concierge? well there's lots of ways you can get cash back - i'm here to help you get the most bang-for-your-buck. it's a personalized thing from discover. it's easy, we won't try and sell you anything, and...
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but with this endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals, washington's taken its eye off the ball, and i'm here to say this needs to stop. this needs to stop. this moment does not require short-term thinking. it does not require having the same old steal debates. our focus has to be on the basic economic issues that matter most to you. the people we represent. . that's what we have to spend our time on, our energy on and our focus on. and as washington prepares to enter another budget debate, the stakes could not be higher. the countries that are passive in the face of a global economy, those countries will lose the competition for good jobs. they will lose the competition for high living standards. that's why america has to make it necessary for long-term growth and shared responsibility, educating our workhorse and upgrading our transportation system and upgrading our information networks. that's what we need to be talking about. that's what washington needs to be focused on. and that's why over the next several weeks in towns across this country i wil
but with this endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals, washington's taken its eye off the ball, and i'm here to say this needs to stop. this needs to stop. this moment does not require short-term thinking. it does not require having the same old steal debates. our focus has to be on the basic economic issues that matter most to you. the people we represent. . that's what we have to spend our time on, our energy on and our focus on. and as washington prepares to...
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"hardball," the place for politics. exact exexex >>> back to "hardball." it's time for the sideshow. amid clashes in syria and edward snowden, the awkward personal relationship between president obama and vladimir putin was put to the test yesterday in st. petersburg where both leaders participated in the g-20 summit. but putin, who was famous for promoting his tough guy image with ridiculous photographs like this actually tried to avoid contact actually with obama this time around. according to "the guardian" newspaper, the kremlin actually rearranged the seating to separate the two leaders one from the other at a dinner the imperial palace last night. but "the tonight show's" jay leno imagined what could have happened last night. >> you know, putin is still -- you know, he's got this whole macho thing going. did you see them when they met today? it was so dramatic. show putin. here is the president arriving. look at this. this he is. now watch. now here comes putin. look, there is no -- what is that? >>> next, designer kenneth cole's getting a lot of att
"hardball," the place for politics. exact exexex >>> back to "hardball." it's time for the sideshow. amid clashes in syria and edward snowden, the awkward personal relationship between president obama and vladimir putin was put to the test yesterday in st. petersburg where both leaders participated in the g-20 summit. but putin, who was famous for promoting his tough guy image with ridiculous photographs like this actually tried to avoid contact actually with obama...
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to move forward. >> you said obama could go forward alone. does that mean coming to congress is more about self protection and forcing them to go on record? >> well, there's oh two things going on here. the first is building a political case in the absence of a strong legal case. i think that the administration recognizes that they're going out on a limb in terms of international law and want to be sure that they have a solid political foundation here in the united states if they are going to act overseas. there is clever politics involved here, there's been a lot of howling from the president's loyal and opposition, they now have a say in the process. it will be interesting to see whether the republican party and democrats side with the president on this sort of intervention. more interesting will be the question of whether congress looks at what happens the day after such strikes. i don't think there's a lot of strategic thinking going on within the administration. it would be my hope that congress would push the administration to think str
to move forward. >> you said obama could go forward alone. does that mean coming to congress is more about self protection and forcing them to go on record? >> well, there's oh two things going on here. the first is building a political case in the absence of a strong legal case. i think that the administration recognizes that they're going out on a limb in terms of international law and want to be sure that they have a solid political foundation here in the united states if they...
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. >> if obama had won that race he wouldn't be president. >> he wouldn't be president now. nobody as yet... maybe he would have but nobody else has moved from there. >> woodruff: so the applause continues. the president, we don't know how long the president will speak. some have guessed it at 50 minutes. maybe an hour. we have no way of knowing until we look at our watches when it's all over. but, mark, i think you're right and david, this is not... you don't sense the excitement, the electricity in the room you have at other state of the union address >> it will build. thank you we'll see. we'll see what he can do with the crowd. he certainly demonstrated an ability over his rather meteoric career to warm up a room when given a challenge. >> woodruff: speaker john boehner. >> the high privilege. members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. vice presi
. >> if obama had won that race he wouldn't be president. >> he wouldn't be president now. nobody as yet... maybe he would have but nobody else has moved from there. >> woodruff: so the applause continues. the president, we don't know how long the president will speak. some have guessed it at 50 minutes. maybe an hour. we have no way of knowing until we look at our watches when it's all over. but, mark, i think you're right and david, this is not... you don't sense the...
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it's political. and politically, the reason that they're so close is that they really don't disagree on very much. they look at the world in pretty much the same way, which is extraordinarily different from what they consider to be a radical republican view of the world. and that i think will keep them together, even if bill clinton says things that are offscript that cause ripples along the way. >> larry, i still think hillary clinton, maybe it's the way i've looked at her and tracked her from before, that she will run a notch or two the right of president obama, especially on foreign policy. she will point out that she is not taking her positions supporting the iraq war, that she will run as maybe the margaret thatcher role you are to be as a woman, even if these days, you have to be positioned a bit more hawkish than the average democratic presidential nominee. what do you think? it's my belief. >> actually, that's a very good point, chris. look, if she wants to do one thing different from obama e
it's political. and politically, the reason that they're so close is that they really don't disagree on very much. they look at the world in pretty much the same way, which is extraordinarily different from what they consider to be a radical republican view of the world. and that i think will keep them together, even if bill clinton says things that are offscript that cause ripples along the way. >> larry, i still think hillary clinton, maybe it's the way i've looked at her and tracked...
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it's clear that president obama does want this strike, but how much political cover does he have from congress or the international community. >> i think the reason we saw him come out and say he is going to go to congress for a vote, at this point, he has very little cover, being abandoned by the international community except france and turkey, wow the cover of the u.n., he felt he had to look for congress. we know many congress people feel torn on this, republicans and democrats, as the american public, 80% were saying you need to go to congress. this is a president who has had trouble with congress, so this is a president who has three more years. if he can't work with this congress, went alone, he was in a difficult position, so he, i think made the right decision at this point, especially and i didn't mention this, but obviously after what happened in great britain, he felt he needled this cover in congress. whether he gets it or not is the big question now. >> you have to give a little to get a little. what exactly is obama willing to wager in order to broker this deal with con
it's clear that president obama does want this strike, but how much political cover does he have from congress or the international community. >> i think the reason we saw him come out and say he is going to go to congress for a vote, at this point, he has very little cover, being abandoned by the international community except france and turkey, wow the cover of the u.n., he felt he had to look for congress. we know many congress people feel torn on this, republicans and democrats, as...
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side that is breaking apart is not president obama's side. it is the other side. there is a huge war of words going on right now in american politics, with more insult and invective and people having to say the word "balls" on cnn that we have seen over any partisan issue, lately, when it's one party against the other. the fight that is happening right now, which is completely over the top, it is entirely among republicans. and their attacks on each other are turning out to be rather vicious. >> senator, just yesterday, a senior house republican aide said, it's disappointing to see that wendy davis has more guts than ted cruz. now, he used a different word than "guts." but other republicans have called you a phony and a joke. how do you respond that? >> well, i'm always impressed with the courage of anonymous congressional aides. >> which is a good comeback, but it's not just people who want to be anonymous, it turns out. and it turns out it's not just congressional aides. it's, for example, congressman tim griffin of arkansas, who's a republ
side that is breaking apart is not president obama's side. it is the other side. there is a huge war of words going on right now in american politics, with more insult and invective and people having to say the word "balls" on cnn that we have seen over any partisan issue, lately, when it's one party against the other. the fight that is happening right now, which is completely over the top, it is entirely among republicans. and their attacks on each other are turning out to be rather...
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for once not let politics get in the way. according to white house press secretary jay carney mr. obama's laid out an ambitious schedule for three days oh to travel capitol hill. >> senate democrats on tuesday. house republicans on wednesday. senate republicans on thursday, and house democrats also on thursday. >> john: it seems that the president thinks the a big deal is possible. >> it's not really about deficit reduction. in fact, you may say it's more of a priority for the recommendation than democrats. >> john: jay carney, there's everything partisan about the deficit reduction. >> we think the obama-care expansion of medicare is reckless. we're saying don't grow this program because it doesn't work. >> john: now you may have thought the supreme court and november election settled the fate of the obama-care for good. >> are you saying that as part of your budget you would assume the repeal of the obama-care? >> yes. >> well, that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. it's a program that basically puts med
for once not let politics get in the way. according to white house press secretary jay carney mr. obama's laid out an ambitious schedule for three days oh to travel capitol hill. >> senate democrats on tuesday. house republicans on wednesday. senate republicans on thursday, and house democrats also on thursday. >> john: it seems that the president thinks the a big deal is possible. >> it's not really about deficit reduction. in fact, you may say it's more of a priority for the...
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of course they give obama political advantage. but they also take the heat off themselves. if they said, yes, we're facing an exceed debt -- immediate debt crisis, people would demand they do something. so they're taking responsibility off their own shoulders. the runs are schizophrenic. they claim to be the fiscal conservatives and they're not. at least obama is consistent. he is a radical leftist and he acts and spend like a radical leftist. >> neil: do you think there's something more than just symbolism to these remarks and the fact it was both the speaker and the house budget chief and former vice-presidential candidate for president, saying this is tough but not immediately tough. these are the folks who voted, obviously, for the last deal that prompted taxes taxes to go. so it's a face-saving gesture as much as it is, wherever we're going from there. >> they voted for every deal. they've negotiated every deal. and so for all the talk, the fact of the matter is, obama has been to this -- about $6 trillion during his watch and so have the republicans in the house. mayb
of course they give obama political advantage. but they also take the heat off themselves. if they said, yes, we're facing an exceed debt -- immediate debt crisis, people would demand they do something. so they're taking responsibility off their own shoulders. the runs are schizophrenic. they claim to be the fiscal conservatives and they're not. at least obama is consistent. he is a radical leftist and he acts and spend like a radical leftist. >> neil: do you think there's something more...
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with the obama administration rousing emotions over the zimmerman verdict leading psychotherapist joins us to take a look at the role of race and politics and the american psyche the house oversight committee demonstrated itsrand of by focusing on corruption at the internal revenue service. the ira's targeting of conservative groups. witnesses today claimed innocence in the cincinnati office and pointed instead t finger of blame at the washingt d.c. office held by one of two, one of two i appointees of the president. fox news chief congressional correspondents with our report. >> the investigation into the ira starting of conservative groups focus on hearing from two key figures, recently retired 48-year veteran of the irs said is handling a two-party applications was delayed by the office led by william wilkins, and a obama appointee. >> he said one group should be approved for tax-exempt status and what should be disapproved d get further information. is that correct? >> that's crect. >> the given to someone who had no experience and to come away from you after you met with the chief
with the obama administration rousing emotions over the zimmerman verdict leading psychotherapist joins us to take a look at the role of race and politics and the american psyche the house oversight committee demonstrated itsrand of by focusing on corruption at the internal revenue service. the ira's targeting of conservative groups. witnesses today claimed innocence in the cincinnati office and pointed instead t finger of blame at the washingt d.c. office held by one of two, one of two i...
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. >> wayne lapierre accused president obama of using newtown as basically political leverage. do you agree with his belief here in. >> i do get disappointed when the president marches out children and uses children in this situation. i don't want to scare -- look, i have six grandchildren. i'm not going to scare my grandchildren by talking about this topic. i don't think that this is the right thing to do. those children are not at an age where they can understand the full -- >> how is the president scaring people by having children and using children, as you're saying, that are already involved in this very tragedy that we're talking about? >> the president did a press conference. he did a meeting with children right after this incident, which really very much turned me off. i would not have wanted my grandchildren to be in that room where we were talking about guns. you know, maybe because i'm 62 years old and i have grandchildren, i feel like i want to talk to the grandchildren about issues that they can understand, about safety. and there are some safety measures that you
. >> wayne lapierre accused president obama of using newtown as basically political leverage. do you agree with his belief here in. >> i do get disappointed when the president marches out children and uses children in this situation. i don't want to scare -- look, i have six grandchildren. i'm not going to scare my grandchildren by talking about this topic. i don't think that this is the right thing to do. those children are not at an age where they can understand the full --...
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he says basically this is an exercise in political cover. >> i disagree with that, but the problem the president has on the hill is what they are going to do. charles mentioned this in his column. when you talk about a pinprick, ,ending a shout crossed the bow people do not know what that means. when you look at the hearings, it is a policy of evolution. all of a sudden it is not a pinprick or shot across the bow. it is to degrade assad's capacity to deliver chemical weapons, degrade its capability in the air, destroy some of the runways. you hear these things, but in the q&a. talking about things they do not typically talk about in public and they do not want to talk about in public, so then you choose euphemisms because in the new of saying something straightforward, because you cannot do it over the airwaves, so the president needs to do something tuesday night to bring clarity to this. if congress says no, does he do it anyway? >> no, he cannot. his military advisers say they will not. look at the language they are using. john kerry says if we do not do something, we would be spect
he says basically this is an exercise in political cover. >> i disagree with that, but the problem the president has on the hill is what they are going to do. charles mentioned this in his column. when you talk about a pinprick, ,ending a shout crossed the bow people do not know what that means. when you look at the hearings, it is a policy of evolution. all of a sudden it is not a pinprick or shot across the bow. it is to degrade assad's capacity to deliver chemical weapons, degrade its...
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he's too happy to use it as a political issue against them. essentially, their argument is that you -- you're uniquely positioned to be able to do this, because you've earned trust with them. first, how do you describe your role in that? and what's the best role for president obama as this bill goes through congress? should he stay quiet and stay in the white house? are there calls he can make that won't ruin this? what's the best role for him? >> first of all, when i spoke, the president called a few of us to a meeting last january and asked us for our advice. a few of us, suggested him not to draw up a bill. we said to him, mr. president, you need to go around this country and use that bully pulpit to make sure that everybody understands what is necessary and to explain and educate the american public about the importance of comprehensive immigration and the urgency. but we asked him not to draw up the bill. some of his aids decided not wid standing our advice to the president not to draw up a bill to show it to the press. what did the presi
he's too happy to use it as a political issue against them. essentially, their argument is that you -- you're uniquely positioned to be able to do this, because you've earned trust with them. first, how do you describe your role in that? and what's the best role for president obama as this bill goes through congress? should he stay quiet and stay in the white house? are there calls he can make that won't ruin this? what's the best role for him? >> first of all, when i spoke, the president...
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the politics in washington at the end of the day don't matter. what the focus should be is on making washington, d.c. listen to the american people and respond to the very real harms that obama care is causing the millions of people. thank you very much. >> that was ted cruz unafraid of kneecapping his colleagues in the upper chamber. john, what is your reaction to ted cruz talking about the actions of house republicans are a profile in courage? >> well, it's kind of breathtaking given the total defeat that i think he suffered. maybe not for him personally. i guess he's become the celebrity right-wing voice. it's been lucrative for sarah palin and newt going riingrich. but it's damaged the republican party. it's put people out of work. i think it's going to cost the economy. now, how much is subject to debate. but we saw that in 2011. we're wasting money. instead of doing things we could be doing, we're going through the antics he just described. with respect to listening to the american people, i guess he hasn't been reading the same polls i hav
the politics in washington at the end of the day don't matter. what the focus should be is on making washington, d.c. listen to the american people and respond to the very real harms that obama care is causing the millions of people. thank you very much. >> that was ted cruz unafraid of kneecapping his colleagues in the upper chamber. john, what is your reaction to ted cruz talking about the actions of house republicans are a profile in courage? >> well, it's kind of breathtaking...
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at the time candidate obama before the election. but as i look back on it. if either one of the political candidates had come out against what we were doing, or come out against the tarp, we would have been defenseless. and it would have been easier for john mccain to demagogue it. i do think he was behind and the weak economy was a -- you know, by and large a benefit to barack obama. i was even more uneasy during the election about john mccain. and he never -- he was ultimately supportive of the tarp, and never came out against what we were doing although i admit i had a few sleepless nights about it. >> for all the talk about continuity and alignment do you think that came out in the right place? >> i think that -- the decisions that tim geithner made proved out. i think the aggressive stress tests, the compelling recapitalization, those were the right answers. i have to say he did it under enormous stress himself. some people may remember in the early weeks -- washington always likes to throw a body or two out when things aren't
at the time candidate obama before the election. but as i look back on it. if either one of the political candidates had come out against what we were doing, or come out against the tarp, we would have been defenseless. and it would have been easier for john mccain to demagogue it. i do think he was behind and the weak economy was a -- you know, by and large a benefit to barack obama. i was even more uneasy during the election about john mccain. and he never -- he was ultimately supportive of...
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>> i do not think either barack obama or mitt romney really likes politics that much. you have to have people who like politics. >> how can you not like politics and run for president? >> you will have to ask them or their doctors. i do not think either one of them get much joy out of it. >> do you still get joy out of it? >> i do. not as much. there was a time when you would stay up late at night and -- everybody would have a funny story -- i think there is less of that now, and last letting down of hair. there is a lot more control in the campaigns. a lot less accessibility. >> i remember, 40 years ago journalists like you would know these folks, having drinks with them and all that. >> i do not know if it is true for everybody, but it certainly is true -- in obama's case, he came here and was elected in 2004. landed, and immediately, dick durbin, who was his colleague, said this is your chance to run. sort of selfless for a senior colleague to say, this is your chance to run. do a considerable degree, he was exploring from that point forward. there is not that -- a
>> i do not think either barack obama or mitt romney really likes politics that much. you have to have people who like politics. >> how can you not like politics and run for president? >> you will have to ask them or their doctors. i do not think either one of them get much joy out of it. >> do you still get joy out of it? >> i do. not as much. there was a time when you would stay up late at night and -- everybody would have a funny story -- i think there is less...
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him no good politically or in terms of national security? why does he have to say this? >> it is an important issue. i think a year ago when he said the use of chemical weapons would be a red line for us, the word us was not insignificant. the word us represented the moral and political consensus that chemical weapons are inhumane. that consensus is represented by the republican leadership in washington. this is not a partisan issue. you have john boehner, the republican speaker of the house calling on his colleagues to support the president's call to action. eric cantor saying that we must act. >> they're for t okay? i'm prepared to be for it. ramesh is for it. i don't know what robert's position is. if i thought it was going to do good and we were going to wipe out the entire syrian air force and all the other movable parts to stop the army, i'd be for it. i don't know if they know -- >> as did john mccain and lindsey graham. >> they're all for it. you didn't answer the question, terry. the question is why does obama have to get out in fro
him no good politically or in terms of national security? why does he have to say this? >> it is an important issue. i think a year ago when he said the use of chemical weapons would be a red line for us, the word us was not insignificant. the word us represented the moral and political consensus that chemical weapons are inhumane. that consensus is represented by the republican leadership in washington. this is not a partisan issue. you have john boehner, the republican speaker of the...